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1 Emerging Drivers for Cleantech Investments: An EPA-Investor Roundtable September 24, 2009 10 a.m. – Noon U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 77 W. Jackson.

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1 1 Emerging Drivers for Cleantech Investments: An EPA-Investor Roundtable September 24, 2009 10 a.m. – Noon U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Room 1932 Chicago 10:00 – 10:10 Opening and Introductions Walter W. Kovalick Jr., Acting Deputy Regional Administrator 10:10 – 10:25 EPA’s Role in Fostering Technology 10:25 – 10:40 Discussion of EPA’s Assets for Investors and Entrepreneurs EPA’s Small Business Innovative Research Program: Special Opportunity to Leverage National Science Foundation SBIR funding, December ’09 Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program: EPA Verification of Technology Performance Supplemental Environmental Projects: Opportunities to deploy Novel Technologies through EPA Enforcement 10:40 – 10:50 EPA Regional Technology Needs: Addressing Emerging Environmental Challenges 10:50 – 11:05 EPA’s Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda: Signals for the Cleantech Marketplace 11:05 – 11:25 Initial Responses to EPA Information Related to Demand for Cleantech Robert Savage, Fund Manager, Rocket Ventures; Managing Partner, CoreNetwork, Toledo, OH Ira Weiss, Associate Clinical Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Faculty Director, Hyde Park Angels; Managing Director, RK Ventures, Chicago, IL Keith Crandell, Co-founder, ARCH Venture Partners, Chicago, IL 11:25 – 11:55 Roundtable/Across Web Discussion of On-Going Dialogue with EPA about Cleantech 11:55 – 12:00 Wrap Up and Next Steps

2 2 EPA Regional Technology Needs: Addressing Emerging Environmental Challenges 10:40 – 10:50 AM EPA Regional Technology Needs: Addressing Emerging Environmental Challenges Insert screen shot of cover page of document

3 3 Environmental Technology Needs Midwest Perspective—EPA Region 5 Midwest Perspective—EPA Region 5 Near-commercial-ready Near-commercial-ready Mitigation, treatment and remediation Mitigation, treatment and remediation Measurement, monitoring and sampling Measurement, monitoring and sampling Addendum on ballast water disinfection Addendum on ballast water disinfection Thematic Categories of Environmental Needs— Thematic Categories of Environmental Needs— EPA Region 6 General Services Administration (GSA) Venture Capital Initiative Proposals General Services Administration (GSA) Venture Capital Initiative Proposals Discussion Questions: Discussion Questions: Should EPA/GSA communicate needed technology solutions to the investor community?Should EPA/GSA communicate needed technology solutions to the investor community? How should EPA communicate such materials in the future... listserv, website, email, meetings?How should EPA communicate such materials in the future... listserv, website, email, meetings?


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